Knockdown refrigerator.



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PETER J. VANDERLINDA, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF I ONE-HALFTO EDWIN L. BOWVRING, OF SAME PLACE.

KNOCKDOWN REFRIGERATOR.

SPECIFIGATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 661,112, dated November6, 1900.

Application filed July 16, 1900. serial No. 23,710. I (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, PETER J. VANDERLINDA, citizen of the United States,residing at Grand Rapids-,in the county of Kent and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in KnockdownRefrigerators; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to improvements in knockdown refrigerators; and itsobjects are to provide a device that can be readily assembled and takenapart and that will be convenient in use and easily cleaned or repairedand to provide the same with certain new 7 and useful features,hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out in theclaims.

My invention consists, essentially, in constructing the body of thedevice in the form externally of a polygon, with a post at each angleand panels between the posts, and providing detachable heads and bolts,whereby the structure is held when assembled; also, in providing rotaryshelves supported upon detachable brackets, and, further, in providing adetachable drip-pipe and open drain for convenience in cleaning, ashereinafter more fully and particularly described, reference being badto the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective of adevice embodying my invention; Fig. 2, a vertical section of the samefrom front to rear; Fig. 3, a'horizont-al section on the line 3 3 ofFig. 2, with the upper turn-table removed; Fig. 4, a detail of thedrainage mechanism in vertical section; Fig. 5, a detail of one of thedetachable brackets for the ice-receptacle support, and Fig. 6 a detailof one of the brackets supporting the upper turn-table.

Like letters refer to like parts in all of the figures.

The case or body of the structure is preferably made octagon, as shown,but may have any convenient number of vertical angles. At each of saidangles is a post A, provided with grooves in its sides to receive thepanels D, and a sufficient number of said posts are provided withgrooves in the back side, in which grooves are the tie-bolts B, whichbolts extend through heads 0 C at the respective ends of the structure,which heads have external angles corresponding to the vertical angles ofthe structure and suitable central openings. Said heads also haveflanges O to engage the inner surface of the lining H, which lining atthe otherside is engaged and held by the inner sides of the posts A.

E is a suitable cover closing the opening of the upper head and having adetached and hinged segment E, detachably secured in place by hooks orother suitable fastenings F. A strap G is attached to the cover. at eachend and spans the hinged joint thereof and limits the opening of thecover. The icereceptacle P is of less diameter than the lining to affordan air-passage, and its upper edge fits within the opening in the upperhead 0 and is closed by the cover E. This ice-receptacle is supportedupon a floor Q,

detachably supported upon brackets R. Said brackets are also detachablysecured in place upon screws W, inserted in keyhole-slots in thebrackets. This floor is also of less diameter than the lining to permitair to pass, and the ice-receptacle. is suitably perforated in itssidesto permit of air circulation in the usual way. A double bottom K isdetachably supported within the lower head and closes the openingtherein. The upper part of the bottom is provided with a groove orchannel K, beneath which is an open inclined trough L, terminating atthe axis of the structure in a downwardly open nipple L and at its upperend close to the lining H. From the upper end of this trough extendsvertically between the edges of the turn-tablcs and the lining a pipe M,terminating in a funnel-shaped coupling at the top and detachablysecured in place by a clip 0.

N is a double elbow having its lower end inserted in the coupling M andits upper end connected to a nipple in the bottom of the ice-receptacleand detachably supported and held in place thereby.

S is a turn-table in the bottom of the case, rotative about a pin T,secured to the bottom K, and supported on a series of rolls U, andprovided with pins S to turn the said table. An upper turn-table V isalso provided, and to avoid the obstruction of a center post this lattertable is supported upon detachable brackets R, secured in the samemanner as the brackets R and provided with rolls X. One of said bracketsR is extended inward to the axis of the table V and provided with a pinR, which engages a suitable opening in said table to form a journal forthe same.

The door J is made integral and extends across two or more sides of thestructure, being provided with suitable angles. To provide an openingfor said door, sills I I are inserted, as shown, and secured by shortbolts B B.

By the construction shown it will be seen that the internal parts areall readily removable. The ice-receptacle can be lifted out through theopening of the upper head after detaching the cover by releasing thehooks F. The floor and turn-tables can be re moved through the door, thebrackets detached, and by removing a screw from the clip 0 the pipe Mcan be removed. By removing the bolts B and B the outer case is readilytaken apart also. Another feature is that the drain-pipe M and elbowNcan be removed and cleaned at any time by releasing the clip O,and byremoving the turn-table S the trough L can be cleaned through the slit Kwithout removing it from place.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a refrigerator, a case having polygonal sides formed of a seriesof posts having grooves in their sides, panels engaging the grooves inthe posts and a lining, heads engaging the ends of the posts, lining andpanels, and bolts connecting the heads, substantially as described.

2. In a refrigerator, walls of polygon form consisting of a series ofposts having grooves in their sides and panels engaging the grooves, anda cylindrical lining; in combination with heads having polygonaloutlines and flanges and engaging the ends of the posts, panels andlining, and bolts connecting the heads, substantially as described.

3. The combination of heads having poly onal outlines, flanges, andcircular openings; posts extending between the angles of the heads, acylindrical lining engaged by the flanges of the heads, adetachablecover, closing the upper head, and a detachable bottom closingthe lower head, substantially as described.

4. In a refrigerator, the combination of annular heads each having acentral opening and a flange, posts having grooves in their sides andrear, panels engaging the side grooves in the posts, bolts in the reargrooves of the posts and connecting the heads, a cylindrical liningengaged by the flanges at one side and engaged by the posts at the otherside, transverse sills between the posts, bolts connecting the sills andheads, a door between the sills, a top having a hinged segment anddetachably secured in the upper head, and a detached bottom closing thelower head, substantially as described.

5. In a refrigerator, a bottom having a groove or channel, an openinclined trough in the channel, a detachable pipe extending upward fromthe trough and an ice-receptacle detachably connected to the pipe,substantially as described.

6. In a refrigerator, or ice-receptacle having a nipple, a bottom havinga channel, an open trough in the channel a pipe extending upward fromthe trough and a nipple extending downward from the same, a clipdetachably holding the pipe, and an elbow detacha'b'ly connecting thepipe and the nipple of the ice-receptacle, substantially as described.

7. In a refrigerator, in combination with an ice-receptacle having anipple, a double elbow, a pipe having a coupling engaging the elbow, anopen trough having one end he neath the pipe and a nipple extendingdownward from the trough at its other end, substantially as described.

8. Ina refrigerator, a turn-table, brackets having keyhole-slots, screwsin the wall of the refrigerator to engage the slots in the brackets,rolls on the brackets engaging and supporting the turntable, anextension on one of the brackets, and .a pivot-pin on the extension andengaging an opening in the axis of the turn-table, substantially as.described.

9. In a refrigerator, a turn-table, brackets detachably secured to thewall of the refrigerator and provided with rolls, one of said bracketsalso havingan extension pivot-ally connected to the axis of theturntable, substantially as described.

10. A knockdown refrigerator, consisting of a series of posts havinggrooves, panelsbetween the posts and engaging the grooves, a cylindricallining, heads engaging the ends of the posts, panels, and lining, boltscon- .necting the heads, a detachable (over to the *upper'head, adetached floor and turn-table, brackets detachably secured to the wallof :the refrigerator and supporting the floor and lturn-table, adetachable ice-receptacle sup ported by the floor, and a detachabledrainpipe to the ice-receptacle, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature .in presence of two witnesses.

PETER J. VANDERLINDA.

Witnesses:

LUTHER V. ll/IOULTON, LOIS M. J ONES.

